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| tent [ tent ] |
noun (plural tents) |
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1. collapsible shelter: a collapsible movable shelter consisting of a tough fabric or plastic cover held up by poles and kept in place by ropes and pegs
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2. object like tent: something that looks like a tent, is constructed in a similar way, or serves a similar purpose
  an oxygen tent
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verb (past and past participle tent·ed, present participle tent·ing, 3rd person present singular tents) |
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1. transitive verb cover something as tent does: to form a raised nonrigid cover over something
Tent the roast with aluminum foil.
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2. intransitive verb camp: to live or camp in a tent
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3. transitive verb supply tent for somebody: to accommodate a person or group of people in tents, or provide somebody or something with tents
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| [13th century. Via Old French tente< Latin tenta "tent" < tendere "stretch"] |
